''Ercheia'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
s in the family
Erebidae
The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwings ('' Catocala'') ...
. The genus was erected by
Francis Walker in 1858.
Description
Palpi upturned, where the second joint reaching vertex of head and third joint long in both sexes. Antennae minutely ciliated in male. Thorax and abdomen smoothly scaled. Mid and hind tibia spined, whereas fore tibia of male clothed with long hair. Forewings with somewhat rounded apex and crenulate cilia in both wings.
Species
* ''
Ercheia amoena''
L. B. Prout, 1919
* ''
Ercheia bergeri''
Viette, 1968
* ''
Ercheia careona''
Swinhoe, 1918
* ''
Ercheia chionoptera''
Druce, 1912
* ''
Ercheia cyllaria''
(Cramer, 1779)
* ''
Ercheia designata''
(Warren, 1914)
* ''
Ercheia dipterygia''
Hampson, 1913
* ''
Ercheia diversipennis''
Walker, 858
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Year 858 ( DCCCLVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Europe
* Summer – King Louis the German, summoned by the disaffected Frankish ...
/small> (syn: ''Ercheia ambidens'' (Felder and Rogenhofer, 1874), ''Ercheia zygia'' Swinhoe, 1885)
* '' Ercheia dubia'' Butler, 1874
* '' Ercheia ekeikei'' Bethune-Baker, 1906
* '' Ercheia enganica'' Swinhoe, 1918
* '' Ercheia kebea'' Bethune-Baker, 1906
* '' Ercheia latistria'' L. B. Prout, 1919
* '' Ercheia mahagonica'' (Saalmüller, 1891)
* '' Ercheia multilinea'' Swinhoe, 1902
* '' Ercheia niveostrigata'' Warren, 1913
* '' Ercheia pulchrivenula'' Gaede, 1938
* '' Ercheia pulchrivena'' (Walker, 1864)
* '' Ercheia quadriplaga'' (Walker, 1865)
* '' Ercheia scotobathra'' A. E. Prout, 1926
* '' Ercheia styx'' Bethune-Baker, 1906
* '' Ercheia subsignata'' (Walker, 1865) (syn: ''Ercheia periploca'' Holland, 1894)
* '' Ercheia umbrosa'' Butler, 1881
* '' Ercheia zura'' Swinhoe, 1885
Former species
* ''
Ercheia albirenata''
Gaede, 1917
* ''
Ercheia anvira''
Swinhoe, 1918
* ''
Ercheia spilophracta''
Turner, 1933 (''
Facidina'')
References
External links
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Ercheiini
Moth genera
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